A monolithic, fully differential limiting amplifier has been successfully demonstrated in 1 μm CMOS technology. The amplifier exhibits high input dynamic range of 40 dB (from 15 mVp-p to 1.5 Vp-p) at constant output voltage swing of 800 mVp-p into 50 Ω, operating at 622 Mbit/s. This CMOS limiting amplifier is characterised by high speed, with sensitivity, and wide dynamic range
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:32
,
Issue:
20
)
Date of Publication: 26 Sep 1996